The latest information supplied from Byron Shire’s Water and Recycling on future operational plans contains the term ‘renew’ numerous times. There is no clarification as to what the term ‘renew’ actually involves.
It amazes me that it is used in regards to the West Byron Waste Water Treatment Plant’s existing wetlands.
I was a member of the Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee in 2018 when a person by the name of David Pont was invited to a meeting of the committee. Mr Pont was introduced as the foremost authority on wetlands design in NSW.
Mr Pont stated at that meeting that he had gone to West Byron STP and walked around the wetlands which he had played a part in the design of. Mr Pont was extremely critical of the condition of the wetlands. Mr Pont said the wetlands obviously had not been maintained and he doubted if it was doing the job it was designed to do in the condition he had witnessed.
We now see the West Byron wetlands is up for renewal.
The question should be asked and answered of the Water and Recycling what action was taken to address the concerns expressed by Mr Pont in to 2018 on the condition of the West Byron wetlands?
